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Topic: So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

Posted By: portscanner on 04/09/14 06:57pm

Installed a sirrius antenna on the bike/fence carrier on the front of the truck. One beautiful wife Mattie and Trooper the furcampers 2019 Dodge 4500 with 2008 Lance 1181 2015 Jeep Wrangler toad w/ ReadyBrake/Brute Web Site

Posted By: JoeChiOhki on 04/09/14 09:50pm

Gonna get up on a ladder this weekend and see if I can figure out where on the fridge roof vent it's leaking. Figuring the freezing weather and snow likely caused damage, hopefully it's just the plastic top that needs repair/replacing vs needing to reseal the roof. My Blog - The Journey of the Redneck Express CB Channel 17 Redneck Express '1992 Dodge W-250 "Dually" Power Wagon - Club Cab Long Bed 4x4 V8 5.9L gashog w/4.10 Geared axles '1974 KIT Kamper 1106 - 11' Slide-in '2006 Heartland BigHorn 3400RL

Posted By: dakonthemountain on 04/10/14 12:22pm

cleaned the inside of the camper after our trip, put the now clean towels and, like Buzzcut, cotton sheets on the bed instead of flannel ones, emptied the fridge, wiped it out and left it open to dry. Washing the entire rig today too. Can't wait for the next adventure! Dak 2018 GMC Denali "Extreme" and 23' EVO 2050T Travel Trailer Escapee member #224325-Since 1992

Posted By: AKSuperDually on 04/10/14 02:21pm

Loaded on the truck, de-winterized, tanks filled...and I cut 1.5" off the bottom of one or our ward cabinet doors which wouldn't open due to the increased height of our memory foam mattress. Since I don't have access to my router or table saw right now, the results were hideous...and I won't be taking pictures. I'll be able to yank the door later and route/stain the edge to clean it up. I also received a US map to put on the outside of our camper, haven't installed one since we purchased it. Headed out this afternoon for 4 days camping, first trip of the season, making a shakeout run prior to hitting the Alcan in a few weeks. 2000 Ford F350 DRW 4x4 7.3L 2003 Arctic Fox 1150

Posted By: 67avion on 04/12/14 11:44am

Folks, I want to start a discussion. Respectfully. As I write there have been only about a dozen posts to the Truck Camper Forum in the last day. That is a very low number, almost at the breaking point. At least, that is my opinion. This is perplexing when its clear that the truck camping community is growing by leaps and bounds. The baby boomers are retiring and making choices about their leisure time. I started a thread that was specific to Avion Truck Campers. It has gone ballistic, with thousands of comments and page views. It is now the best resource anywhere for that SPECIFIC camper. I note that Amerigo has a long string as well. Here's the point: I think that the traffic to the site, and the enjoyment of the Forum, is to see the interesting posts coming up every day. This string is almost buried with all sorts of unique and interesting material that is largely unaccessible. However, it is undeniable that this string is valuable. After all, look at the huge number of posts and views. I don't really know the answer, but I suspect that sometimes a generalized thread such as this, can suck a great deal of the energy out of the general Forum. In other words there is a place for a specific interests such as the Avion and the Amerigo, but maybe not for an internal and generalized discussion. I deeply emphasize that this is a respectful opinion, only meant to elicit some thoughtful discussion......if you like I will start another thread to discuss this, but I am interested in your opinions. Especially Mello Mike who does such wonderful work with his write ups. What do you think?

Posted By: kerry4951 on 04/12/14 12:11pm

I think it can depend on the particular thing you are writing about. If I go out and add a little caulk to a bad spot on my TC, and if I wanted to post that, I would more than likely use this thread. If I built a new couch/dinette combo, or added a new full wall wardrobe, I would want to start a new thread on something that major. Thats just my thoughts. 2009 Silverado 3500 dually D/A, Supersprings, Stable Loads, Bilsteins, Hellwig Sway Bar. 2010 Arctic Fox 1140 DB, 220 watts solar, custom 4 in 1 "U" shaped dinette/couch, baseboard and Cat 3 heat, 2nd dinette TV, cabover headboard storage, 67 TC mods

Posted By: Mello Mike on 04/12/14 12:33pm

I agree with Kerry. Some topics don't warrant an entire thread which makes this thread valuable, whereas if you're involved with an important project or have an important question, those topics deserve their own thread. I think the low number of posts at this time has more to do with folks going out and enjoying their camper now that Spring is here rather than a loss of interest in this forum or a particular thread sucking the energy out of the forum. 2016 Northstar Laredo SC/240w Solar/2-6v Lifeline AGMs/Dometic CR110 DC Compressor Fridge 2013 Ram 3500 4x4/6.7L Cummins TD/3.42/Buckstop Bumper with Warn 16.5ti Winch/Big Wig Rear Sway Bar/Talons w/SS Fastguns My Rig 1998 Jeep Wrangler US Navy Ret.

Posted By: 67avion on 04/12/14 12:44pm

Hey Mello! Appreciate your response and Kerry.Its true some topics don't warrant an entire thread, but one can't always be sure which ones do and which ones don't. Thus open posting with interesting headlines will pull in lurkers and others who happen to have a passing interest. At least that's my observation. A thread of this type is extremely hard to navigate. That is my experience on the Avion thread. We actually have guys who are cataloguing the pages so that newbies can access the material we have gone over. I don't think that sort of things happens very often with generalized material. Here's the thing, though. As I stated before this is an enormous string that a lot of people have found interesting. Others have suggested that it takes away interesting posts that might otherwise be read. I understand that we all want to maximize the access to the Forum and enlarge the truck camping experience...so thats what I'm thinking about. As to whether nicer weather is lessening the postings, don't know. There has also been bad weather and low postings. Gotta go. Its beautiful outside! * This post was edited 04/12/14 01:24pm by 67avion *

Posted By: Buzzcut1 on 04/12/14 12:50pm

I view this as the daily how ya doing, I'm up to this right now. the tc version of a twitter feed. its a good thing 2011 F350 6.7L Diesel 4x4 CrewCab longbed Dually, 2019 Lance 1062, Torqlift Talons, Fast Guns, upper and lower Stable Loads, Super Hitch, 48" Super Truss, Airlift loadlifter 5000 extreme airbags

Posted By: ~DJ~ on 04/12/14 03:22pm

I don't come to this thread much anymore. Real tired of wading through all the "I looked at it" "I touched it" "I patted it" "I washed it" BS to see if there was anything actually interesting posted. Talk about a waste of bandwidth!! '17 Class C 22' Conquest on Ford E 450 with V 10. 4000 Onan, Quad 6 volt AGMs, 515 watts solar. '12 Northstar Liberty on a '16 Super Duty 6.2. Twin 6 volt AGMs with 300 watts solar.

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